#200- Going pear shaped in Pakistan

#200- Going pear shaped in Pakistan

Pilots and friends Pierre Carter, Jeremy Holdcroft, Scott Baker, Richard "Barbs" Barber and legendary mountaineer Andy De Klerk set off this June to attempt to break the altitude record by flying up the Baltoro Glacier to K2 in Pakistan. Everything was going well...until it wasn't. Andy suffers a heart attack (in the air!), and Scott breaks the rule of not making a tricky situation worse by blowing a landing on the wrong side of the river and suffers a broken ankle and leg, which turns into an epic on its own. A wild story from a wild part of the world and we break it down into everything that went right, everything that went wrong, and lessons we can all take on board to make our community safer and more prepared in the mountains.

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#236 Soaring through History with Butch Peachy

#236 Soaring through History with Butch Peachy

In this continuing series on legends in the sport I sit down with Butch Peachy to discuss his over 40 years of flying hang gliders and his continued passion today. We begin with Butch's early days in ...

28 Dec 202451min

#235 A Record is Crushed in Norway with Arne Kristian Boiesen

#235 A Record is Crushed in Norway with Arne Kristian Boiesen

On June 10, 2023 Arne Kristian Boiesen, a veteran paraglider from Norway stepped off one of his local sites outside of Oslo hoping to go pretty big. 9.5 hours later he'd flown his Niviuk Peak 6 343 km...

13 Dec 202459min

#234 A lifetime in the clouds with Chuck Smith

#234 A lifetime in the clouds with Chuck Smith

Free flight tends to attract some rather big personalities to its crutches. And among its most interesting and passionate devotees is American pilot and pioneer Chuck Smith. Chuck learned back east on...

29 Nov 20241h 57min

#233 A Monster day in the Owens with Gordon Boettger

#233 A Monster day in the Owens with Gordon Boettger

Gordon Boettger has achieved remarkable feats in wave flying, breaking records with a 3100+ km flight in 18.5-hours using night vision goggles and strong atmospheric wave. This Monday I joined him for...

15 Nov 202443min

#232 An Impossible Story of Survival with Ben Lewis

#232 An Impossible Story of Survival with Ben Lewis

Canadian pilot Ben Lewis shares his perilous and rather unbelievable cloudsuck experience paragliding in Bir, India, where extreme turbulence led eventually to a harrowing near-death "landing." After ...

1 Nov 20241h 7min

#231 Chasing Excellence with Evan Bouchier

#231 Chasing Excellence with Evan Bouchier

Evan discusses his transition from extreme kayaking to paragliding, highlighting the significance of tandem flying, competition experiences, and mental techniques like intuition and visualization. He ...

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#230 Hugh Miller and making the Glide to Sailplanes

#230 Hugh Miller and making the Glide to Sailplanes

Hugh Miller, a renowned paraglider pilot, has recently transitioned to flying sailplanes, capturing interest with his first competition experience. His journey highlights the challenges and excitement...

5 Okt 202450min

#229, The Exit Point Podcast interviews your Host

#229, The Exit Point Podcast interviews your Host

Gavin McClurg, an accomplished extreme sports athlete and Patagonia ambassador, discusses his experiences with risk, flow, and mentorship in extreme sports on the Exit Point Podcast. He covers his his...

24 Sep 20241h 51min

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